GREYMOUTH

New Zealand Tablet, Volume XXXII, Issue 32, 11 August 1904, Page 20

GREYMOUTH

(From an occasional correspondent.)

Very Rev. Dean Carew, in announcing the amounts collected for building the tower of .St. Patricks Church, mentioned that he had oiler ed £10 per night for seven nights for the use of the Opera House at Christmas time for the purpose ot holding a bazaar m aid of the tower fund. '1 he reply stated that theatrical companies had the preference. The application for the Drill Shed was nut satisfactorily answered, so that Die ba/uar is on.

The building of St. Columba's Club room is rapidly approaching completion. '1 he building, which is outt by 3Uit, loity and well lighted, is being erected on the boys' school ground site. There will be a good-si/ed loom for meetings and also a billiard loom, which will, no doubi, be a lavontc resort.

The finances of the tower fund received substantial aid from the Very Rev. Dean Carew, and he has practically taken over the liability of the club rooms. Foilunate indeed are the parishioners in having for meir parish' pnewt one. with t)he iji.eai|s at his u^ispiosair and the generosity to aid all such worthy objects.

The Catholic population of this parish is rapidly increasing. me opening of the State Coal Mines and tie consequent settlement of a large population there will shortly add materially to the labor of Dean Carew and Rev. Father Herbert Indeed, seeing that the parish extends from Barrvtovvn to Brunnei and Par oa, without taking into consideration the large Catholic population of the town of Greymouth, it is plain that the time is not rar distant when, as Dean Carew remarked recently, another prie*st must be provided to cope with the rapidly increasing work of the parish. Our worthy pastor would then be relieved of much fatiguing work, sJuch as the rough and often dangerous ride to Barrytovvn — work that should fall to the lot of younger men.

It is pleasing to note that our young Catholic men are- .striking out for themselves m business, the latest to do so being Mr. W. Sullivan. This is as it should be There has been far too much of a disposition among the Catholics of the Colony to remain as 1 hewers of wood and drawers of water ' tor those who are in no way their superiors in the attributes that go to make successful business men

Words painful and free may now be frequently heard in reference to the importation of Chinese into South Africa. Those who were roused to a high pitch of patriotism when the contingents weie being sent off are now furious when asked if they would fa 1 , or a contingent being .sent to Japan.

A short time ago the Greymouth Borough Council let a contract for a tow m hall, library, and municipal office. The accepted tender was nea,r 110,00(1, so that when all is finished, including purcha.se of site, the cost will be ntar £12,000 The building is to Le of brick and plastered throughout, and will, with ts tower, be by far the most elaborate structure yet erected in the three provinces of Marlborough, Nelson, and Westh.nd It is to be hoped Government will follow with the erection of a rew post ofhee The commencement of this very necessary work has heen put of! trom time to time.

A cable message has been received notifying the safe arrival in London of Dr Mcßrearty, sen , who left heie some time ago on a well-earned holiday. Durirg the absence of the worthy doctor his practice is being attended to by his son.

It is with sincere regret I record the death of Mr Terence Deere, who died recently after a short illness The deceased, who was fortified with all the rites of the Church, leaves a widow and grown-up family to mourn the loss of a good husband ai.d fond father The fi neral was very largely attended by peonle from all over the district. The Very Rev. Dean Carew officiated at the cemetery.— R.l. P.